Over the last couple of weeks I have tried cooping with the loss of my running partner (EVE), by getting back on the horse and running more constant. In doing so I found that my foot injury (Plantar fasciitis) flared back up. I was able to run four days straight, that small streak did me in. My foot started to hurt so bad that I am considering going to the doctor ans getting it looked at. I am going to hold off on that because yesterday (2-22) my foot started to feel sore from just a days work. So I will be trying new shoes and seeing if that helps. If it does help i can start training for my spring and summer races and a fall marathon. I am hopping that this will be the cure for this nagging injury. In the mean time i still plan on trying to stay in shape as best I can without running.

Life is a Tall Hurdle

Now that I am able to run injury free. Some other force has now shown its ugly head to slow me down in my quest to run faster and obtain my goals. The force that I speak of is life. I am trying to find my routine that would allow me to run more and make my goals, but I feel that it might be a lost cause. I have been able to find a way to run about 20-30 miles a week but to me that is at least half of what I should be doing to really get better. If anything this might fuel my desire for a big year after I am done with my masters. The thought of the potential of being better is what drives me. This last season I got a glimpse of what I could do. I had a great deal of confidence that drove me to run farther and fast than I ever had. It is only now that I am able to see that. Because I had this peak at what could be, makes this bump in the road so difficult. But if I am able to trust my training and run what I can when I can I should be able to come out stronger and more driven than before.